COPS: Norristown Police investigate assault

NORRISTOWN — Police are investigating an assault that occurred at the corner of Markley Street and Penn Street in the Sheriff’s parking lot at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 10.

The victim told police that he was speaking with a person from high school in the parking lot when an unknown male punched the victim in the side of the head.

The victim fled the scene and was taken to Einstein Medical Center and treated for a broken jaw and several chipped teeth.

Man Tasered by police NORRISTOWN — Police arrested a man for resisting arrest, public drunkenness and a number of drug related offenses after the subject was reported as being visibly intoxicated at the intersection of West Marshall Street and Selma Street.

Carlton Brown, 42, of the 1500 block of Willow Street, was allegedly slurring his speech and speaking incoherently to police, who were attempting to speak with Brown.

According to police, Brown refused to take his hands out of his pockets and began approaching an officer and ignoring officer commands to remove his hands from his pockets.

Officers then used a Taser on Brown and arrested him.

Following his arrest, police found a cigar wrapper containing what is believed to be marijuana. Additionally, arresting officers found two clear, plastic bags, one of which contained a white powder and the second contained a white, rocky substance. Both bags field tested positive for cocaine and were then sent out, along with the suspected marijuana, to a lab for analysis.

Woman arrested for endangering the welfare of child

NORRISTOWN — Police arrested a woman with endangering the welfare of a child and number of traffic related offenses, including driving under the influence, following an accident that occurred on the 1000 block of Swede Street at approximately 12:35 p.m. on Oct. 9.

According to police, Charlene Wright, 27, of the unit block of West Front Street in Bridgeport, struck two parked vehicles on the 1000 block of Swede Street before stopping the vehicle and removing her two children, ages 9 and 3, from the vehicle.

When police arrived on the scene, a witness told officers that he had seen the vehicle drift into the parking lane and striking the two parked vehicles.

When officers that spoke with Wright, she had slurred speech, a glassy, distant gaze, and was standing unsteadily, police said.